Design Matters and Flat Classroom Project 2007 Keynote

Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsey’s Flat Classroom Project

Julie Lindsay is excited to announce the Flat Classroom Project 2007 Keynote Address delivered by Dean Shareski.
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Flat Classroom Project Keynote is a fantastic 12 minute video presentation created by Dean Shareski

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Join Julie Lindsay on the Flat Classroom Project

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Design Matters and Flat Classroom Project 2007 Keynote

Vicki Davis and Julie Lindsey’s Flat Classroom Project

Julie Lindsay is excited to announce the Flat Classroom Project 2007 Keynote Address delivered by Dean Shareski.
Read more...

Flat Classroom Project Keynote is a fantastic 12 minute video presentation created by Dean Shareski

Related links
ideasandthoughts.org
Join Julie Lindsay on the Flat Classroom Project

Source: E-Learning Blog

Information Research: an International Electronic Journal

Wait, look at this. I found the October 2007 issue of Information Research. It is an open access, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It is privately published and edited by Professor T.D. Wilson.

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Look at this article below. This paper, appears in Vol. 12 No. 4, October 2007

Concentration of Web users' online information behaviour

By Chun-Yao Huang, Yung-Cheng Shen, I-Ping Chiang and Chen-Shun Lin

Abstract

Introduction. Focusing on Web users' behavioural concentration across Websites they have visited, we investigate heterogeneity in Web users' online information behaviour.

Method. The Gini coefficient is used to measure the degree of a Web user's online information behavioural concentration in terms of both page-views and visit duration. We explore how the behavioural dimensions of the number of sites visited, the number of page-views per site and the duration per page predict online information behavioural concentration.

Analysis. Data from an online panel are analysed using multiple regression models, which reveal that the three dimensions of online information behaviour predict more than three quarters of the variances in behavioural concentration.

Results. The number of sites visited and the number of page-views per site positively predict the degree of behavioural concentration (in terms of both page-views and visit duration), while the speed dimension of online information behaviour positively predicts the degree of behavioural concentration in terms of page-views but negatively predicts that in terms of visit duration. The relative importance of variables in the explanation of Web users' degree of behavioural concentration is also analysed.

Conclusion. The quantitative analytical framework presented herein gives insight into the heterogeneity of online information behaviour. This paper is a stepping-stone for a more comprehensive understanding of online information behaviour from a macro perspective.

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Source: Information Research

Information Research: an International Electronic Journal

Wait, look at this. I found the October 2007 issue of Information Research. It is an open access, international, scholarly journal, dedicated to making accessible the results of research across a wide range of information-related disciplines. It is privately published and edited by Professor T.D. Wilson.

Read more...

Look at this article below. This paper, appears in Vol. 12 No. 4, October 2007

Concentration of Web users' online information behaviour

By Chun-Yao Huang, Yung-Cheng Shen, I-Ping Chiang and Chen-Shun Lin

Abstract

Introduction. Focusing on Web users' behavioural concentration across Websites they have visited, we investigate heterogeneity in Web users' online information behaviour.

Method. The Gini coefficient is used to measure the degree of a Web user's online information behavioural concentration in terms of both page-views and visit duration. We explore how the behavioural dimensions of the number of sites visited, the number of page-views per site and the duration per page predict online information behavioural concentration.

Analysis. Data from an online panel are analysed using multiple regression models, which reveal that the three dimensions of online information behaviour predict more than three quarters of the variances in behavioural concentration.

Results. The number of sites visited and the number of page-views per site positively predict the degree of behavioural concentration (in terms of both page-views and visit duration), while the speed dimension of online information behaviour positively predicts the degree of behavioural concentration in terms of page-views but negatively predicts that in terms of visit duration. The relative importance of variables in the explanation of Web users' degree of behavioural concentration is also analysed.

Conclusion. The quantitative analytical framework presented herein gives insight into the heterogeneity of online information behaviour. This paper is a stepping-stone for a more comprehensive understanding of online information behaviour from a macro perspective.

Read more...

Source: Information Research

Learning in 21st Century: A National Report of Online Learning.

In an effort to offer the K-12 community greater insight into the current trends in online learning, Project Tomorrow and Blackboard have teamed to deliver a new report titled "Learning in 21st Century: A National Report of Online Learning."

This report, released on October 18, examines the views of online learning provided by more than 250,000 students, teachers and parents (across more than 3,000 schools nationwide) in response to the 2006 Project Tomorrow–NetDay Speak Up online surveys.

A sampling of key findings in the report:

• While 47% of students in grades 9–12 pursue online learning to secure courses not offered at school and 43% to work at their own pace, the top reason (42%) for students in grades 6–8 is to receive extra help
• 77% of teachers believe technology makes a difference in learning and 28% of teachers want online courses to be offered as an alternative in their district
• 42% of parents believe online classes are a good investment to improve student achievement

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National Survey Indicates High School Students Preference for Online Learning to Expand Educational Choices

Learning in the 21st Century

Source: Project Tomorrow

Learning in 21st Century: A National Report of Online Learning.

In an effort to offer the K-12 community greater insight into the current trends in online learning, Project Tomorrow and Blackboard have teamed to deliver a new report titled "Learning in 21st Century: A National Report of Online Learning."

This report, released on October 18, examines the views of online learning provided by more than 250,000 students, teachers and parents (across more than 3,000 schools nationwide) in response to the 2006 Project Tomorrow–NetDay Speak Up online surveys.

A sampling of key findings in the report:

• While 47% of students in grades 9–12 pursue online learning to secure courses not offered at school and 43% to work at their own pace, the top reason (42%) for students in grades 6–8 is to receive extra help
• 77% of teachers believe technology makes a difference in learning and 28% of teachers want online courses to be offered as an alternative in their district
• 42% of parents believe online classes are a good investment to improve student achievement

Read more...
Receive the report now

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National Survey Indicates High School Students Preference for Online Learning to Expand Educational Choices

Learning in the 21st Century

Source: Project Tomorrow

eSchool News Online

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Apple's iTunes U goes 'Beyond Campus'

Initially only offering lectures and videos from several universities, Apple's iTunes U section will expand on these by supplying debates from the Supreme Court, radio broadcasts on the civil rights movement, among other offerings in a new category they are calling "Beyond Campus".
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MacNN

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'Google Sky' turns computers into telescopes

The heavens are only a few mouse clicks away with Google's latest free tool: A new feature in Google Earth, the company's satellite imagery-based mapping software, allows users to view the sky from their computers. The tool provides information about various celestial bodies, from stars to planets, and includes imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope and other sources. It also allows users to take virtual tours through galaxies, including the Milky Way.
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Google Earth

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eSchool News Online

Around the Web

Apple's iTunes U goes 'Beyond Campus'

Initially only offering lectures and videos from several universities, Apple's iTunes U section will expand on these by supplying debates from the Supreme Court, radio broadcasts on the civil rights movement, among other offerings in a new category they are calling "Beyond Campus".
Read more...

Related link
MacNN

Site of the Week

'Google Sky' turns computers into telescopes

The heavens are only a few mouse clicks away with Google's latest free tool: A new feature in Google Earth, the company's satellite imagery-based mapping software, allows users to view the sky from their computers. The tool provides information about various celestial bodies, from stars to planets, and includes imagery from the Hubble Space Telescope and other sources. It also allows users to take virtual tours through galaxies, including the Milky Way.
Read more...

Related link
Google Earth

Source: eSchool News

E-learning in civil engineering – six years of experience at Graz university of Technology by Martin Ebner and Ulrich Walder

Here is another well prepared resource created by Martin Ebner, e-Learning Blog

Conference

24th W78 Conference & 5th ITCEDU Workshop & 14th EG-ICE Workshop in Marburg

Presentation at the conference Bringing ITC knowledge to work:

Martin Ebner, Graz University of Technology, Work Group Social Learning, Austria
Ulrich Walder, Institute of Building Informatics, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Abstract
At Graz University of Technology a lot of experience in the investigation of possibilities of using Multimedia or Internet based applications in Higher Education has been gathered. Especially in the field of civil engineering we can look back to six years of practice in this field.
In 2001 the project iVISiCE (interactive Visualizations in Civil Engineering) was started. A great number of web based animations, visualisations and interactive learning objects have been developed for visualisation and simulation of basic structural concrete relations.
During the last two years the buzzword Web 2.0 shocked the traditional e-Learning World. The Internet got more interactive and usable for endusers. Phrases like "user-generated-content" and "give-and-take-culture" pervade our daily life.
From this point of view the Institute of Building Informatics decided to teach using these new tools in order to gather experiences and to play a kind of pioneering role in this field. Since winter 2005 a Wiki is used to support the main lectures of the institute. Students wrote articles themselves and collaborated in the process of learning a programming language. Finally, since this semester Podcasting has started. This means that each lecture is recorded and provided to the students in various file formats.
The paper gives an overview about all activities within the last six years. Beginning with animations and ending with the use of Web 2.0 applications, like Wikis or Podcasts, we have always tried to ensure high quality of our education. In the summary it is clear that these small, but regular innovations definitely helped to improve the lectures in the field of civil engineering.
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Blogging in Higher Education by Martin Ebner and Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology

Source: e-Learning Blog

E-learning in civil engineering – six years of experience at Graz university of Technology by Martin Ebner and Ulrich Walder

Here is another well prepared resource created by Martin Ebner, e-Learning Blog

Conference

24th W78 Conference & 5th ITCEDU Workshop & 14th EG-ICE Workshop in Marburg

Presentation at the conference Bringing ITC knowledge to work:

Martin Ebner, Graz University of Technology, Work Group Social Learning, Austria
Ulrich Walder, Institute of Building Informatics, Graz University of Technology, Austria

Abstract
At Graz University of Technology a lot of experience in the investigation of possibilities of using Multimedia or Internet based applications in Higher Education has been gathered. Especially in the field of civil engineering we can look back to six years of practice in this field.
In 2001 the project iVISiCE (interactive Visualizations in Civil Engineering) was started. A great number of web based animations, visualisations and interactive learning objects have been developed for visualisation and simulation of basic structural concrete relations.
During the last two years the buzzword Web 2.0 shocked the traditional e-Learning World. The Internet got more interactive and usable for endusers. Phrases like "user-generated-content" and "give-and-take-culture" pervade our daily life.
From this point of view the Institute of Building Informatics decided to teach using these new tools in order to gather experiences and to play a kind of pioneering role in this field. Since winter 2005 a Wiki is used to support the main lectures of the institute. Students wrote articles themselves and collaborated in the process of learning a programming language. Finally, since this semester Podcasting has started. This means that each lecture is recorded and provided to the students in various file formats.
The paper gives an overview about all activities within the last six years. Beginning with animations and ending with the use of Web 2.0 applications, like Wikis or Podcasts, we have always tried to ensure high quality of our education. In the summary it is clear that these small, but regular innovations definitely helped to improve the lectures in the field of civil engineering.
Read more...

Related link
Blogging in Higher Education by Martin Ebner and Hermann Maurer, Graz University of Technology

Source: e-Learning Blog